Decolonising African Theology: Challenges from within and Trajectories Challenges from within and Trajectories

The main purpose of this paper is to show that previous methods of decolonising African theology have failed because they have by and large employed Western models (e.g. the scholastic model) as criteria. I propose that the first step towards decolonising African theology must begin with Africans th...

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Autres titres:"Round Table"
Auteur principal: Nnamunga, Gerard Majella (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Equinox Publishing Ltd 2021
Dans: Interreligious studies and intercultural theology
Année: 2021, Volume: 5, Numéro: 1/2, Pages: 121-128
Sujets non-standardisés:B Inculturation
B Theology
B Decolonisation
B anthropological poverty
B Liberation
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